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CVE-2023-49084· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Local File Inclusion (RCE) in Cacti

Cacti is a robust performance and fault management framework and a frontend to RRDTool - a Time Series Database (TSDB). While using the detected SQL Injection and insufficient processing of the include file path, it is possible to execute arbitrary code on the server. Exploitation of the vulnerability is possible for an authorized user. The vulnerable component is the `link.php`. Impact of the vulnerability execution of arbitrary code on the server.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Dec 21, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
64.4% · 99th percentile
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Action score

54

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
19 / 30 · 64.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · GitHub_M
8.1
0.7 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
cacticacti

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cacti cacti1.2.25

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Cacti cacti

    • = 1.2.25affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:10cactibefore 1.2.2+ds1-2+deb10u61.2.2+ds1-2+deb10u6
Debian:11cactibefore 1.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u31.2.16+ds1-2+deb11u3
Debian:12cactibefore 1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u21.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u2
Debian:13cactibefore 1.2.26+ds1-11.2.26+ds1-1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedcactibefore 1.2.26-1.11.2.26-1.1
SUSE:Package Hub 12cactibefore 1.2.26-bp155.2.6.11.2.26-bp155.2.6.1
SUSE:Package Hub 12cactibefore 1.2.26-bp155.2.6.11.2.26-bp155.2.6.1
SUSE:Package Hub 12cacti-spinebefore 1.2.26-bp155.2.6.11.2.26-bp155.2.6.1
SUSE:Package Hub 12cacti-spinebefore 1.2.26-bp155.2.6.11.2.26-bp155.2.6.1

Same product

cacti: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-46169Unauthenticated Command InjectionKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2024-29895Cacti command injection in cmd_realtime.php
    70This week
  • CVE-2023-39361Unauthenticated SQL Injection in graph_view.php in Cacti
    66This week
  • CVE-2023-49085Cacti SQL Injection vulnerability
    57Plan
  • CVE-2020-8813graph_realtime.php in Cacti 1.2.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a cookie, if a guest
    57Plan
  • CVE-2023-51448SQL Injection vulnerability when managing SNMP Notification Receivers
    55Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:cacti1.2.24+ds1-1+deb12u2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:cacti1.2.26-bp155.2.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:cacti-spine1.2.26-bp155.2.6.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
suse:cacti1.2.26-bp155.2.6.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12Package registry (OSV)
suse:cacti-spine1.2.26-bp155.2.6.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/http/cacti_pollers_sqli_rceCacti RCE via SQLi in pollers.phpexploit2023-12-20

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-2 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+1014 d
EPSS, last 120 days+1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-31459145 days apartCacti RCE vulnerability by file include in lib/plugin.php
    29Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

—

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-98 · Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Noroxi analysis

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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